Blessed Be!!

This book is a tool best used by the experienced Witch already familiar with the basics, or a beginner in training with or apprenticed to a more experienced preactitioner of the Craft. Beginners without access to teachers may find this book almost all helpful as a supplement to an online or correspondence course, or to supply valuable "creative homework" studies and examples lacking in the more simple "how-to" Wicca textbooks. There is much information here that is often neglected in the "how-to" textbooks.

I have often heard it mentioned that Ms. Dunwich's books leave out valuable information on the specifics of the craft. I say that this book, along with _Candlelight Spells_, is a valuable tool to the teacher and student in part _because_ it doesn't tell1_ething_. This books is an overview of the Craft, it is not, nor does it claim to be, a complete course on Ething You Need To Know To Be A Witch. 1st off, no1book should claim to tell1_ething_1needs to know about the Craft, because of the many varied approaches to the Craft, and because much of Wicca's deeper mysteries simply can not be taught in books. It is a wonderful learning exercise to examine the spells, rituals, and other information in this book in order to understand what she is doing and why. She leaves it up to the reader to interpret the spells and rituals in their own way, and to make responsible decisions for themselves regarding ethics, tradition, and technique, rather than approaching the Craft in a rigid, "cookbook", "do this, do not do that" fashion. In short, unlike many authors out there, she assumes her reader has a brain and knows how to use it. Because of this approach I do not hesitate to endorse it as a supplemental text to workshop leaders, Wicca 101 or 201 teachers, or Witches with apprentices. And even if you do not intend to teach, you _will_ get a lot of use out of this book and learn from it. This is a book that I sometimes use e day.